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Giles Parkinson

Editor

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Renewables

Prices fall sharply in September quarter as renewables surge, batteries displace gas in evening peaks
Growth in renewables and particularly battery storage helped lower wholesale electricity prices in latest quarter, despite a big increase in demand.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 30, 2025

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Renewables

Victoria says its renewable and storage targets are on track, offshore wind less clear
Victoria says it is back on track for its renewables and storage targets after a rebound in wind and solar generation in latest year.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 29, 2025

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Chart of the day

Wind and solar hit new peaks amid storms and heatwaves, rooftop PV shines in southern states
Wind and solar hit new national peaks amid heatwaves and storms, while rooftop PV set new peaks in three southern states in the sunny day that followed.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 29, 2025

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Hydrogen

South Australia counts the cost of its cancelled green hydrogen power plan
South Australia counts the cost of its cancelled green hydrogen power plant and its now disbanded hydrogen office.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 27, 2025

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Solar

Wind hits record share of 150 pct of state demand, as fossil energy shrinks to just 1.5 pct of total generation
Australia’s most advanced renewable grid hits new wind and solar records, with batteries also playing a key part and gas relegated to a minor role.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 26, 2025

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Renewables

AEMO turns to battery inverters for “world-first” trial of running big grids with no synchronous generation
AEMO to conduct “world first” trials of running a big isolated grid with no synchronous generation, with battery inverters taking centre stage.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 26, 2025

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Renewables

South Australia’s biggest wind farm, with the country’s lowest feed-in tariff, is officially open for business
Wind farm that offered the lowest publicly announced feed in tariff, and a landmark “baseload renewables” contract with BHP is officially open for business.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2025

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Storage

Tesla storage profits hit record $A1.7 billion as Powerwall battery installs surge and Megablocks loom
Tesla secures its first billion dollar profit from energy storage, with a surge in household batteries and the rapid evolution of grid-scale products.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2025

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Giant off-grid gold mine achieves average 91 per cent renewables over month with wind, solar and batteries
Remote, off-grid gold mine achieves a record 91 per cent wind and solar share over last month, and expects that to increase over spring and summer.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Rooftop PV output breaks through 5 GW for first time in Australia’s sunniest and most coal dependent grid
Rooftop solar hits new output record in the Sunshine State, and is expected to double by 2035. Has the LNP thought about this in its go-coal energy plan?
Giles Parkinson

Oct 22, 2025

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Storage

More batteries and hybrids obtain capacity credits, heralding changing face of world’s biggest isolated grid
Neoen major new winner of capacity credits in W.A, with a contract worth around $54 million for its first six hour battery, along with a solar battery hybrid.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 21, 2025

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Battery

South Australia opens tender for eight-hour batteries and peaking gas to support push to 100 pct renewables
South Australia seeks eight-hour batteries and flexible gas generators as it prepares its push towards target of 100 per cent net renewables by 2027.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 21, 2025

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